Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic was an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1989. The Magic was an expansion franchise, and notable NBA stars such as Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, Patrick Ewing, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Dwight Howard, Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, and Hedo Turkoglu played for the cloub throughg its young history. As of 2015, it played in the NBA playoffs for half of its existence, playing in 14 playoffs out of 28 years. In 1995 and 2009, it went to the NBA Finals, and it was the second-most successful of the new expansion teams after the Miami Heat.